SDG: Sub-saharan Africa vs Syrian Arab Republic: School age population, lower secondary education, male

SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
46.91 million
in 2024
Syrian Arab Republic
873,876
in 2025
SDG: Sub-saharan Africa rank
54th
Syrian Arab Republic rank
53rd

School age population, lower secondary education, male over time

  • SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
  • Syrian Arab Republic
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How they compare

SDG: Sub-saharan Africa currently reports 46.91 million against 873,876 in Syrian Arab Republic, a difference of 46.03 million.

That makes SDG: Sub-saharan Africa's figure about 53.7 times Syrian Arab Republic's.

Across all 55 years both countries report, SDG: Sub-saharan Africa has been ahead every year.

SDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 54th and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 53rd of 221 groups.

SDG: Sub-saharan Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade SDG: Sub-saharan Africa Syrian Arab Republic Difference Ahead
1970s 12.51 million 284,702 12.23 million SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
1980s 16.11 million 408,093 15.71 million SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
1990s 20.24 million 565,334 19.68 million SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
2000s 27.87 million 1.03 million 26.83 million SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
2010s 36.59 million 971,278 35.62 million SDG: Sub-saharan Africa
2020s 45.01 million 875,777 44.14 million SDG: Sub-saharan Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, lower secondary education, male, SDG: Sub-saharan Africa or Syrian Arab Republic?
SDG: Sub-saharan Africa, at 46.91 million against 873,876 in Syrian Arab Republic as of 2024.
What is the difference in school age population, lower secondary education, male between SDG: Sub-saharan Africa and Syrian Arab Republic?
46.03 million, with SDG: Sub-saharan Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for SDG: Sub-saharan Africa and Syrian Arab Republic?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do SDG: Sub-saharan Africa and Syrian Arab Republic rank globally for school age population, lower secondary education, male?
SDG: Sub-saharan Africa ranks 54th and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 53rd of 221 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, lower secondary education, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
School age population, lower secondary education, male (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
441 places, 20,444 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release